SNL host Elon Musk takes a Saturday off from Tesla’s troubles

Elon Musk’s flip as host of this week’s Saturday Night time Reside tv program can be a light-hearted, brand-building break from the pressures of operating Tesla Inc and SpaceX – or land the billionaire in one other bucket of scorching water. That uncertainty seems to be the purpose for each Musk and NBCUniversal’s CMCSA.O venerable comedy sketch present.

Elon Musk has been encouraging followers and detractors to anticipate shenanigans, doubtlessly involving the Dogecoin cryptocurrency. Musk has touted Dogecoin on his Twitter account, and the cryptocurrency’s worth has soared forward of his look. “I’m a wild card, no telling what I might do,” Musk, carrying a black bandana, joked in a quick promotional video for the present alongside Saturday’s musical visitor, Miley Cyrus.

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“Same here,” Cyrus stated. “Rules? No thanks.” Musk has been in New York this week making ready for the looks. A photograph posted to the Saturday Night time Reside Twitter account on Wednesday confirmed him hunched over papers, carrying a Nuke Mars T-shirt. Musk has mused about utilizing nuclear weapons to reshape the Pink Planet for human habitation.

Some SNL solid members have expressed displeasure on the present’’ resolution to present its platform to one of many world’s richest individuals. Musk’s look has drawn comparisons to the present’s controversial resolution in 2015 to ask Donald Trump to host as he was making ready for his presidential run.

Though it's uncommon for a enterprise govt to host SNL, South Africa-born Musk, 49, is not any stranger to popular culture or comedy. He has appeared on The Simpsons, Rick and Morty, and South Park, and dates a pop star, Canadian singer Grimes. Musk’s persona helped encourage Robert Downey Jr’s portrayal of superhero Iron Man in a sequence of Marvel movies.